MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Girls made up 50.6% of the county student body, while the other 49.4% were boys.
Data also showed that white students made up 69% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Manistee County schools, followed by 14.6% of African American students, 7.6% of Hispanic students, 6.3% of multiracial students, 1.4% of American Indian students, 0.9% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy had the highest enrollment among Manistee County's 14 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 3,391 students.
Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.
Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy | 3,327 | 3,391 | 1.9 |
| Manistee Middle High School | 742 | 687 | -7.4 |
| Onekama Consolidated Schools | 320 | 304 | -5 |
| KND Elementary School | 271 | 289 | 6.6 |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School | 248 | 279 | 12.5 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 240 | 259 | 7.9 |
| Brethren High School | 182 | 177 | -2.7 |
| Bear Lake Elementary School | 169 | 163 | -3.6 |
| Betsie Valley School | 127 | 136 | 7.1 |
| Bear Lake High School | 129 | 127 | -1.6 |
| Brethren Middle School | 82 | 73 | -11 |
| Casman Alternative Academy | 65 | 63 | -3.1 |
| Manistee ISD Center Programs | 49 | 56 | 14.3 |
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